Job Title: Absa Bank Kenya
Company: acting CFO
Diana Wangari is the acting chief financial officer at Absa Bank Kenya.
Prior to her appointment as acting CFO, she served as head of financial decision support at the bank from September 2022, concurrently holding the position of finance director at Absa Bancassurance Intermediary (ABIL).
Before joining Absa, Diana spent close to eight years at Stanbic Bank Kenya, where she served as manager of internal controls and financial reporting from August 2015 before being promoted to financial controller in March 2020.
She began her career at Ernst & Young (EY) in Nairobi in November 2007, where she worked for close to eight years, rising to manager.
Diana holds an MBA in finance from United States International University Africa (USIU) and a Bachelor's degree in banking and finance from Moi University. She is a certified public accountant.
Work
Jul 2026 – Present: acting chief financial officer, Absa Bank Kenya
Sept 2022 – Jun 2026: head of financial decision support, Absa Bank Kenya; finance director, ABIL
Mar 2020 – Mar 2023: financial controller, Stanbic Bank Kenya
Aug 2015 – Mar 2020: manager, internal controls and financial reporting, Stanbic Bank Kenya
Nov 2007 – Aug 2015: manager, Ernst & Young, Nairobi
Education
2009 – 2011: MBA (Finance), United States International University Africa
Bachelor's degree (Banking and Finance), Moi University
Absa Bank Kenya
Absa Bank Kenya is a subsidiary of Absa Group, one of Africa's largest diversified financial services groups. Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, the bank offers a range of retail, business, and corporate banking services in Kenya.
